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Shelton, CT
Demographic Data




Shelton Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Shelton Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

41,897

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.5%
5 - 17:
11.7%
18 - 24:
6.7%
25 - 34:
12.5%
35 - 54:
25.9%
55 - 64:
16.6%
Over 65 Years:
20.0%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.1%
3.1%
93.6%
93.6%
43.2%
43.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Shelton
USA
$54,444
$54,444
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Shelton
USA
$112,366
$112,366
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

5.5%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Manufacturing
Education
Retail
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Finance
Construction
Accommodation
Other
Public Service
Administration
Real estate
Transportation
Arts
18.2%
18.2%
13.9%
13.9%
10.1%
10.1%
9.2%
9.2%
8.9%
8.9%
6.8%
6.8%
5.5%
5.5%
4.8%
4.8%
3.7%
3.7%
3.6%
3.6%
3.5%
3.5%
2.7%
2.7%
2.6%
2.6%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
70.9%
70.9%
12.1%
12.1%
8.8%
8.8%
4.2%
4.2%
3.7%
3.7%
0.3%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Italian
Irish
Polish
German
English
Slovak
Hungarian
Portuguese
Russian
French Canadian
French
Brazilian
Swedish
Scottish
Scots-Irish
Romanian
Lithuanian
European
Haitian
Danish
20.0%
20.0%
15.5%
15.5%
8.9%
8.9%
8.8%
8.8%
7.2%
7.2%
3.0%
3.0%
2.8%
2.8%
2.8%
2.8%
2.6%
2.6%
2.2%
2.2%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Portuguese
Polish
French
Chinese
Italian
Langs. of India
Other Indo-European
Slavic languages
Vietnamese
Other Asian languages
Greek
Tagalog
Korean
German/Yiddish
African languages
Serbo-Croatian
Russian
Persian
78.3%
78.3%
6.9%
6.9%
3.2%
3.2%
1.6%
1.6%
1.4%
1.4%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Shelton Residents

15.7%


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